Summary: ImmersiveTouch has received FDA clearance for its ImmersiveAR platform, an augmented reality technology designed to enhance surgical planning and intraoperative visualization, set for immediate commercialization in the U.S.

Key Takeaways:

  • ImmersiveAR reduces the traditional pre-operative planning workflow from days to minutes and enhances surgical precision by allowing 3D visualization and interaction with virtual surgical plans.
  • The platform aims to transform surgical procedures, minimize errors, and reduce healthcare costs, having already served over 4,000 patients.

ImmersiveTouch Inc. announces that its augmented reality platform, ImmersiveAR, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. FDA for clinical use in operating rooms. The Chicago-based company will begin immediate commercialization of the platform in the United States.

Advancing Surgical Planning

ImmersiveAR is an extension of ImmersiveTouch’s AI-powered suite of virtual surgical planning products and services, which are designed to improve cranio-maxillofacial surgeries by reducing the traditional pre-operative planning workflow from days to minutes, according to the company.

Surgeons can simulate surgical changes to bones and plan the final aesthetic result, tailoring the procedure to the patient’s unique anatomy to minimize errors and complications. ImmersiveTouch says its technology is also an accretive solution for hospitals to generate additional reimbursement from payers and lower their healthcare costs.

Enhanced Intraoperative Visualization

“ImmersiveAR brings a new frontier in intraoperative 3D visualization,” says Jay Banerjee, CEO of ImmersiveTouch. “The surgical field has long relied on traditional two-dimensional imaging technology to navigate complex patient anatomy. Our platform introduces advanced holographic visualization to transform how surgeons plan and perform procedures.”

ImmersiveAR allows surgeons to visualize and interact with 3D virtual surgical plans created by ImmersiveTouch or other virtual surgical planning providers, overlaid in an operating room environment for a fully integrated workflow from surgical planning to intraoperative 3D visualization. Surgeons can double-check their planned movements and reduce the need for intraoperative trial and error. The platform is designed for use in several surgical procedures.